Up to 380 Salvadoran troops, mostly paratroopers, were deployed as part of the Coalition Forces in Iraq between August 2003 and January 2009. They operated alongside the elite Spanish Legion in Najaf. While in Iraq, the Salvadoran contingent suffered 5 dead, and more than 50 wounded. [2] [3]

The Plus Ultra Brigade, or Brigada Hispanoamericana, was a military contingent of mixed personnel from Spain (some 1,300 troops), the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (about 1,200 troops between the four), which was commissioned to support coalition troops in the Iraq War. The deployment started in July 2003.

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of El Salvador. "Afghanization" of Afghan conflict. Withdrawal of most US troops after 2014. End of Operation Enduring Freedom; start of 2015 phase of war, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel. End of US and ISAF led combat mission; beginning of NATO-led training and assistance mission.

Mar 25, 2006 · El Salvador's willingness to keep sending troops to Iraq underscores the unusually strong political and economic bonds, as well as the unique military relationship, forged in the past two...

El Batallón Cuscatlán fue parte de las fuerzas de la coalición internacional, con la peculiaridad de que cumpliría tareas humanitarias y de reconstrucción, misión que llevó a cabo en cuatro...

Dec 23, 2008 · El Salvador, the only Latin American country with troops in Iraq, said on Tuesday it is bringing its soldiers home as a U.N. mandate expires.

Jul 2, 2018 · When facing a insurgent uprising in Iraq in 2003, US officials looked to the past for a solution. Seeking to emulate the successes in democratizing El Salvador during its brutal civil war, they chose to follow the "Salvadoran Option." But was this policy of counter-insurgency as successful as they claimed it to be?

Las noticias hablaban originalmente de cuatro soldados salvadoreños muertos en el ataque. Pero luego se confirmaría que el soldado de Fuerzas Especiales, Natividad Méndez Ramos, había sido la primera baja mortal del Batallón Cuscatlán en suelo iraquí. Otros tres …

Dec 11, 2007 · President Elías Antonio Saca said El Salvador would send a 10th contingent of 280 soldiers to Iraq next year to help with aid and reconstruction efforts there, according to The Associated...

Apr 16, 2019 · Alongside Spanish and Polish soldiers, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and El Salvador made up the Plus Ultra Brigade of the Multinational Division Center-South, one of four operational divisions of the multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Iraq.